For MLS coaches, like the rest of us, much of life is one deadline after another. Next up is the date by which teams must be complaint with the salary cap, precise figure unknown, and the limits for the regular (18 players) and full (28) roster limits.

No surprise: the big announcement for Friday announced by the Rapids is to confirm it has acquired Christian Gomez from D.C. United in a trade. What is a surprise is that no players will be given up by Colorado in the deal, according to a source